Melissa Miko Email & Phone Number

8 West Main Street, Suite 1-2, Niantic, Connecticut 06357

East Lyme, Ct

Financial accounting, management, investor.

Bargeytown, Ct

Raising Nubian Goats for milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, and soap, Heritage variety Turkeys, Runner Ducks for eggs, fruits and vegetables. Homestead teaching and training.

East Lyme, Ct

Horseback Riding Academy. Offering riding lessons, horse training, boarding, camps, clinics.

Niantic, Ct

East Lyme, Ct

Individual and Small business income tax preparation, accounting, and business services. Website design and webmaster services, SEO.

Santa Barbara, California Area

Professional, prompt, and perfect pressure washing services. Competitive pricing and personable service.

Santa Barbara, Ca

Business manager, troubleshooting, gardener.

Lancaster, Ca And Santa Barbara, Ca

Santa Barbara, California Area

Horseback riding lessons and horse training

Distributed grants and funds throughout eight charter schools at 35 California locations. Performed accounts payable and accounts receivable duties and vendor management. Managed financial budgets. Led an accounting system conversion. Prepared audit reports, cash reports, reconciliations. Managed 1500 vendor and 300 customer accounts.Contributed to a amicable working environment and community.

Sarbanes-Oxley Staff Auditor June 2006 * October 2008 Ensures Bank is compliant with sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Conducts Sarbanes-Oxley reviews at all Bank subsidiaries and the Bancorp. Performs management validation testing and independent testing of financial and disclosure controls. Prepares audit documentation and workpapers to support testing and findings. Manages and designs projects and audit-related plans. Communicates audit progress and results orally and in writing. Assists with non-Sarbanes-Oxley business process, operations, compliance, and bank branch audits to assess the effectiveness of established internal controls.

Performed accounts payable, accounts receivable, audit preparations, cash and bank reconciliations, general ledger coding, account reclasses and accruals. Prepared budgets, re-forecasting documents, month- and year-end closing reports, tenant bill-backs, investor distributions, and property taxes. Wrote professional letters to tenants, vendors, investors, and interested parties. Instructed co-workers in learning industry-specific accounting computer programs such as MRI, Yardi Enterprise, Yardi Voyager, Kardin, and Y-Check.

May 2005 * June 2005 Developed budget by coordinating with managers, administration, and facility president to bring resources and annual plan up to date. Performed accounts payable using Crystal Reports. Allocated time and resources of resident*s caregivers using PeopleSoft.

Assisted with period-end reports and forecasting using programs J.D. Edwards and DYNA. Reviewed leases and tenant charges. Performed accounts receivable.

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Honors Program, Kappa Kappa Gamma

High School Diploma